CVE-2006-0055

Publication date 11 January 2006

Last updated 17 July 2025


Ubuntu priority

Description

The ispell_op function in ee on FreeBSD 4.10 to 6.0 uses predictable filenames and does not confirm which file is being written, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack when ee invokes ispell.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
ee 7.10 gutsy
Fixed 1:1.4.2-5
7.04 feisty
Fixed 1:1.4.2-5
6.10 edgy
Fixed 1:1.4.2-5
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 1:1.4.2-5


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